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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
282
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
261
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
75
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
17
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 28 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps21SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus barbatus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus danae (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Arete indica
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus haddoni Coutière, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Alpheidae at artfakta.se
Alpheidae at biodiversity.org.au
Alpheidae at dyntaxa.se
Alpheidae at gbif.org
Alpheidae at irmng.org
Alpheidae at itis.gov
Alpheidae at marinespecies.org